Benjamin Beilman is the recipient of a prestigious 2014 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, the 2012 Avery Fisher Career Grant and a London Music Masters Award. He performs regularly with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, has been featured in the great recital halls of the world and recently made his Alice Tully Hall debut. Beilman has performed as a soloist with some of the world’s most renowned orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Zürich Kammerorchester and Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Mexico.

Named one of the hottest bands at South by Southwest in 2013, Black Violin plays a blend of classical, hip-hop, rock, R&B and bluegrass music. The classically trained twosome, Wilner “Wil B” Baptiste and Kevin “Kev Marcus” Sylvester are a welcome revelation for their ability to meld highbrow and pop culture into a single genre-busting act. Live, they are accompanied by their band, featuring ace turntable whiz DJTK (Dwayne Dayal). Individually and together, this talented duo has collaborated with the…

Founded in Topeka in 1969, KANSAS has spent more than four decades as a part of the lives of music lovers. The band has produced eight gold albums, three sextuple-platinum albums, one platinum live album, the gold single Dust in the Wind and the iconic Carry on Wayward Son.

The Tesla Quartet, winner of the 2012 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, will present a program featuring music from Haydn, Bartók and Dvořák. The group’s cellist, Serafim Smigelskiy, received a degree from Kansas City’s Park University International Center for Music.

This award-winning solo performance tells a true-life tale about the challenges of being a professional woman in a male-dominated field. The show features writer, performer and “recovering mathematician” Gioia De Cari, who charmingly brings to life more than thirty characters. The story follows a young woman’s search for identity as she enrolls at the nation’s premier math and science institute. To her astonishment, professors suggest she stay home and have babies, grad students stalk her and a teacher relegates her…

Critics and audiences alike rave about Bill Blagg’s incredible high-energy, grand-scale magic and illusion that will have you rubbing your eyes in disbelief. Watch as audience volunteers levitate in mid-air, vanish in the blink of an eye, and so much more! Blagg’s show is packed with new mind-blowing illusions, including his astounding demonstration of the world’s only Hoverboard, inspired by the film Back to the Future II. His trademark off-the-cuff personality makes this show a great family event you can’t…

The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass is a cornucopia of sound. Led by Curtis Institute of Music alum Rodney Marsalis, cousin of Wynton Marsalis, the ensemble’s work ranges from solo trumpet to brass quintet, and more. Composed of some of America’s top male and female brass musicians, this group is dedicated to engaging audiences and bringing the joyous experience of great music to the stage.

“Breathtakingly athletic” and “powerfully beautiful” are among the ways audiences and the press describe Thodos Dance Chicago (TDC). The company’s mission of inspiring expression through dance education, creation and performance has established TDC as an original force in modern dance.

For the remarkable composer, trumpeter, educator and activist Sean Jones, the pursuit of jazz is a most serious endeavor. He discovered jazz and the trumpet at ten years old upon hearing Miles Davis. After receiving his master’s degree from Rutgers University, Jones toured and performed with his own ensembles and held the position as lead trumpeter with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

These two rising young stars showcase their solo skills and also partner in music for two pianos. Repertoire will include works by Beethoven, Schumann and Mozart. The very first winner of the Lawrence-based International Institute for Young Musicians Competition, Lio has recently been selected by András Schiff to participate in many international festivals. Fejérvári has been acclaimed as an “outstanding pianist,” and his playing as “nothing short of amazing.”

A mother, a daughter, three possible dads and a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! Over 50 million people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music that make MAMMA MIA! the ultimate feel-good show! Writer Catherine Johnson’s sunny, funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past back…

Founded in 1973, Sweet Honey in the Rock is deeply rooted in a commitment to create music out of the rich textures of African-American legacy and traditions. The Grammy Award-winning a cappella ensemble possesses a stunning vocal prowess that captures the complex sounds of blues, spirituals, traditional gospel hymns, rap, reggae, African chants, hip-hop, ancient lullabies and jazz improvisation. Celebrating the Holydays is a rare presentation of traditional American holiday spiritual songs and hymns, as well as songs from other…

The world-famous Moscow Festival Ballet will present The Sleeping Beauty. Often considered the finest achievement of the classical ballet, this piece offers a grandiose and refined blending of the traditional mime, expressive pas d’action and spectacular divertissements in a lavish theatrical setting

Copeland’s passion for the blues gives her music power and a heart-pounding urgency. This young singer, dubbed as the new “Queen of the Blues,” has opened for the Rolling Stones, headlined at the Chicago Blues Festival, scored critics choice awards, shared the stage with Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton, and has performed at the White House for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.